More scholarships now available for Kapiolani Community College allied health students

"I am a second year student in the Kapiʻolani Community College Radiologic Technology program. Like many of my peers, I have worked hard to be accepted into this program. Now, with the help of scholarships, we are given the opportunity to pursue our chosen careers in diagnostic healthcare."— Jennifer Correa, Queen‘s Health Systems Native Hawaiian Health Training Scholarship recipient

(Honolulu, Hawaii) — The Queen‘s Health Systems has added to their 2006 investment of $25,000 for scholarships helping students in the healthcare industry‘s future. Through their new gift of $50,000 more Kapiʻolani Community College students enrolled in the health program will receive much needed financial assistance.

"The efforts of the first round of scholarships proved to be tremendously valuable. The amount was doubled to ensure that both first year and second year students would be able to move through completion of their programs," said Diane Paloma, Director, Native Hawaiian Health Program, Queen's Health Systems. "The purpose of the scholarships is to increase the number of Native Hawaiians in allied health fields in hopes that they will serve the community of Hawaiʻi. Each student selected demonstrated a commitment to the Native Hawaiian community and Hawai'i community at large. These are the people we want to see working in our local health care industry."

The Queen's Health Medical Center Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawaii.

The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawaiʻi System. Our mission is to unite our donors‘ passions with the University of Hawaiʻi's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawaiʻi and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor andalumni relationships. Please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.

The Centennial Campaign is an historic private fundraising initiative to raise $250 million to support the University of Hawaiʻi‘s commitment to our students, our community and our world. For more information about the Centennial Campaign, please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.